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Press release:
San Francisco – September 11, 2019 – It took them 20 years. The ChuChus are back!
– Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the most frantic Dreamcast game with its first sequel! –

SEGA Games Co., Ltd. is incredibly excited to confirm that the ChuChus and the KapuKapus are back in the very first sequel of ChuChuRocket!™: ChuChu Rocket! Universe™.

20 years after ChuChu Rocket! invaded the Dreamcast only to become the very first online multiplayer experience for a number of players, the ChuChus are back in a brand new episode.

The storyline is new, but the objective for players remains the same: help all the ChuChus flee by placing directional arrows that lead them to their space rocket. As for the multiplayer mode, the objective for players is still to help more ChuChus escape than their competitors. Using very creative methods to win is allowed if need be is absolutely compulsory.

So, what’s new?
– The entire game has been transformed into beautiful 3D worlds, resulting in even more insane puzzles – good luck!
– New mechanisms have been added like switches or teleports
– New and astonishing environments are welcoming dozens of levels, some of them inspired by the most infamous original ones
– Even the menu has received the ChuChu touch: fly your rocket from one planet to another, from one constellation to the next!

Fret not, we’ve kept this in:
– The KapuKapus are still the ChuChus worst enemies
– The original gameplay: if you played the first episode or one of its ports you’ll know exactly what to do. To be fair if you never played it before you’ll also know exactly what to do
– The online multiplayer mode will still make you want to destroy everything in your room and block your friends for life

Developed by HARDlight, a SEGA studio based in Leamington Spa (UK), ChuChu Rocket! Universe joins another SEGA title that will be available at launch on Apple Arcade: Sonic Racing! More details about both games will be shared when Apple Arcade launches globally.

Apple Arcade is Apple’s groundbreaking new game subscription service on the App Store. With Apple Arcade, users get unlimited access to the entire catalog of over 100 new and exclusive games, all playable across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple TV. Subscribers get the full version of every game including all updates and expansions, without any ads or additional in-game purchases.

For more information about Apple Arcade: https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/

About SEGA® of America, Inc.
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Games Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s website is located at www.sega.com

About HARDlight
Based in Leamington Spa, UK, and founded in 2012, HARDlight is an internal development studio owned by SEGA Games Co., Ltd. Composed of a dedicated team with drive, passion and creativity, HARDlight is behind the latest critically acclaimed adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog™ on mobile platforms: Sonic Dash™, Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom™ and Sonic Forces: Speed Battle,™, as well as Crazy Taxi City Rush. For more information visit: www.hardlightstudio.com.

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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround